EARLY EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY), SIGNED YAMASHIRO JU GOJO JU SEKITO AKIMITSU
Details
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early edo period (17th century), signed yamashiro ju gojo ju sekito akimitsu
The honzukuri blade encased in diagonally grooved black lacquer scabbard, fitted with shibuichi kojiri carved with phoenix amidst clouds, the tsuka (hilt) cotton-wrapped fitted with shibuichi fuchi-kashira decorated in iro-e takazogan depicting Aritoshi, the fuchi signed Ryusei and a pair of menuki formed as bow and quiver and a matoi, a Higo aori-gata iron tsuba decorated with plum blossoms
The blade 26in. (66.7cm.)
early edo period (17th century), signed yamashiro ju gojo ju sekito akimitsu
The honzukuri blade encased in diagonally grooved black lacquer scabbard, fitted with shibuichi kojiri carved with phoenix amidst clouds, the tsuka (hilt) cotton-wrapped fitted with shibuichi fuchi-kashira decorated in iro-e takazogan depicting Aritoshi, the fuchi signed Ryusei and a pair of menuki formed as bow and quiver and a matoi, a Higo aori-gata iron tsuba decorated with plum blossoms
The blade 26in. (66.7cm.)
Provenance
Thomas Allen, third